Prüfungsarbeit Englisch 2019

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A. LISTENING

1. Travel and safety tips

Listen to text 1. Choose the right answer. Make a

You will hear a podcast with five travel and safety tips for South Africa.

1. It’s quickest and easiest to cover long distances by …

a) train

b) plane

c) bus

2. If you want to enjoy nature and meet South Africans, going by … is a good choice.

a) bike

b) plane

c) bus

3. In South Africa people drive …

a) on the left

b) on the right

c) wherever they want to

4. When you’re in a big group of people, pay attention to your personal …

a) things

b) feet

c) clothes

5. Malaria can be a problem … South Africa.

a) all over

b) anywhere in

c) in some areas of

6. In the evenings you should wear … to protect yourself from the mosquitoe.

a) T-shirts and long trousers

b) pullovers and long trousers

c) T-shirts and shorts

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2. Short announcements

Listen to text 2. Which topic is NOT mentioned? – Make a

You will hear five short announcements about different topics.

SUN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

MUST BE WORN

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C D

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B. READING

Saving a baby elephant

1. Read the text.

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Nonkululeko – A story of

freedom

10th May 2017 – Kruger National Park Last Tuesday rangers discovered1 the dead

bodies of a family of five elephants. Each of

them had been shot by hunters. The hunters had

then quickly cut off the elephants’ ivory tusks2

and run away. A huge hunt to catch the killers

began.

Back at the place of the shooting, the rangers

heard something moving in the grass. It was a

small baby elephant! After it had spent the night

alone with the bodies of its dead family, the poor

animal was in a very bad state. Like a human

baby, elephants need their mother’s milk for the

first few months of their lives. They can’t

survive without a mother. Usually, when hunters

kill the mother, the babies walk around the bush

until they die of hunger. But this time the

rangers were able to catch it and transport it to

the nearest airport, where it was flown to a

wildlife centre for elephants.

They will take good care of Nonkululeko –

that’s the elephant’s new name – at the wildlife

centre. Nonkululeko will have a keeper3 with her

for 24 hours a day who will give her milk every

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three hours, night and day, and keep her

warm with a blanket. A keeper will sleep next

to her at night. The keepers can’t be exactly

like a mum, but they can come close to it.

One keeper who has worked with elephants

for 30 years said: “Elephants have all the best

qualities that humans have, and not many of

the bad qualities.”

Nonkululeko has a long road ahead of her.

But she seems very friendly and has made

contact with the other elephants. One day

they hope she will be strong enough to return

to the bush. Nonkululeko means ‘freedom’ in

Zulu, one of South Africa’s languages.

Hopefully this story will have a happy ending

and Nonkululeko will be free again soon.

1 discover – entdecken; 2 tusks – Stoßzähne; 3 keeper – Tierpfleger;

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2. Answer the questions about the text.

a) What happened in the bush?

b) Why was the baby elephant in a bad state?

c) How will the wildlife centre care for the baby elephant?

d) What will happen to Nonkululeko in the future?

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C. Mediation

1. Read the article.

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Afrikaans

Many different languages are spoken in South

Africa and there are eleven official languages.

Afrikaans is one of these official languages. It is

spoken by about 13.5% of the South African

population. This makes Afrikaans the third most

common language in South Africa. On top of

that, Afrikaans is not only spoken by about

seven million people in South Africa, but also

by speakers in other African countries like

Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

A short history of Afrikaans

What is the history of this language and where

did it come from?

Afrikaans has its roots in the Dutch language.

When settlers from the Netherlands came to

South Africa in the 17th century they brought

their dialect with them. It was called “Cape

Dutch” or “African Dutch”. Over time this

Dutch dialect changed – new words were

invented, expressions and phrases changed and

the dialect was mixed with native languages as

well as the languages of other settlers.

Eventually, Afrikaans was so different that it

was considered its own language.

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However, it is still very similar to Dutch and

you can see influences from German and

English too.

Afrikaans during apartheid

Even though Afrikaans was always spoken by

black and white people in South Africa, white

people used the language as an instrument of

segregation and discrimination during the

period of apartheid. For this reason, Afrikaans

was called “the language of racists and

oppressors” during and after this time. When

apartheid ended, many people thought

Afrikaans as a language would slowly die out

because it was such a negative symbol of this

time.

Situation today

However, Afrikaans is still spoken today,

especially in the Southern and Western parts

of the country, and the number of speakers

has been growing in recent years. On top of

that, six out of ten of the almost seven million

speakers of Afrikaans are estimated to be

black or coloured. Today, Afrikaans is seen as

a language that reflects and shows different

aspects of South Africa’s culture and history.

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2. Beantworte die Fragen:

a) Von wie vielen Menschen wird Afrikaans gesprochen?

b) Wo kommt diese Sprache her?

c) Warum wurde Afrikaans eine „rassistische Sprache“ genannt?

d) Wie ist die Situation heute in Südafrika?

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D. Wordpower

The accident

Choose the right word to complete the sentences.

1. There was a bad accident in which a motorbike hit a bus with students from a …

2. After the accident the … took notes on how the accident had happened.

a) construction. a) doctor b) health insurance. b) police officer c) state school. c) bus driver d) flashback. d) teacher 3. One man was taken to the … to answer

questions about the accident. 4. He said the crash had been a …

a) police station a) victim. b) construction b) nightmare. c) victim c) flashback. d) private d) treatment. 5. There were three people who needed … 6. People should think about the … of bad

driving.

a) treating. a) consequences b) medical. b) accidents c) hospital. c) nightmares d) treatment. d) flashbacks

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E. WORDORDER

Going to school in South Africa

Write the sentences in the correct order. Start with a capital letter.

1. a / can / education / Everyone / get / good / today

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2. all / are / open / Schools / students / to

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3. But / cost / money / much / private / schools

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4. a / And / bad / have / image / schools / state

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5. are / not / teachers / Their / well-educated

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6. black / chances / have / So / students / worse

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F. WRITING A report about an accident

1. Read the statements about an accident in Cape Town.

1 injured – verletzt; 2 irresponsible – unverantwortlich; 3 to be questioned – befragt werden; 4 cause – Grund, Ursache; 5 to issue – veröffentlichen; 6 investigation – Untersuchung; 7 injurie – Verletzungen; 8impression – Eindruck

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I saw the accident on my way to Cape

Town Middle School. I work as teacher

there and the two girls are students there

too. I saw the accident happen. The driver

was going too fast and he didn’t keep

enough distance between him and the girls.

I really hope the girls will be OK.

Rosie B. (35)

A car hit two girls on bikes. I

think the kids were on their

way to school. They were

wearing their school uniforms.

I’m not sure if they were

injured1, but there was an

ambulance at the scene.

Justin M. (18)

The driver of the car is being

questioned3 at the police station at the

moment. We cannot give any

information about the cause4 of the

accident yet. We also do not know if the

driver was driving under the influence of

any drugs or alcohol. We will issue5 an

official statement once our investigation6

is closed. The two girls are in hospital,

but only have minor injuries7.

Police officer (47)

What an awful accident. And just

think of those poor girls! I’m sure

the driver was drunk or something.

I saw him get out of the car and he

looked terrible. And he was young

too. I can’t believe how

irresponsible2 some people are.

May W. (63)

name: 2. Take notes about the accident. Think about these questions:

What are the facts?

What are the witnesses’ thoughts and impressions8?

FACTS (Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?)

WITNESSES’ THOUGHTS & IMPRESSIONS (What do they think? What is their opinion?)

3. Write a report for the local newspaper about the accident.

contents tense wordorder spelling

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